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Job Description

Guard inmates in penal or rehabilitative institutions in accordance with established regulations and procedures. May guard prisoners in transit between jail, courtroom, prison, or other point. Includes deputy sheriffs and police who spend the majority of their time guarding prisoners in correctional institutions.

Job Details

• The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3012.00
• The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,750.00
• The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
• Currently, there are 431,600 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Correctional Officers and Jailers”.

Also Known As…

• Correctional Officers and Jailers
• Jailor
• Jailer
• Jail Officer
• Detention Officer
• Detention Deputy
• Deputy Jailer
• Custody Assistant
• Corrections Officer (CO)
• Correctional Sergeant
• Correctional Officer
• Youth Corrections Officer
• Turnkey
• Station Jailer
• Security Officer
• Reformatory Attendant
• Prison Officer
• Prison Guard
• Police Matron
• Police Detention Attendant
• Penal Officer
• Patrol Conductor
• Matron
• Juvenile Detention Officer
• Jailkeeper
• Jailer/Training Officer
• Jail Guard
• Immigration Services Officer
• Immigration Guard
• Guard
• Gate Watchman
• Gate Watch
• Gate Guard
• Gang Pusher
• Custodial Officer
• Cottage Supervisor
• Cottage Parent
• Cottage Master
• Corrections Specialist
• Corrections Sergeant
• Corrections Corporal
• Correctional Lieutenant
• Correctional Guard
• Correctional Captain
• Correction Officer
• Convict Guard
• Community Services Officer
• Civilian Jail Officer
• Certified Detention Deputy
• Booking Officer

Tasks for “Deputy”

• Provide to supervisors oral and written reports of the quality and quantity of work performed by inmates, inmate disturbances and rule violations, and unusual occurrences.
• Inspect mail for the presence of contraband.
• Issue clothing, tools, and other authorized items to inmates.
• Arrange daily schedules for prisoners including library visits, work assignments, family visits, and counseling appointments.
• Counsel inmates and respond to legitimate questions, concerns, and requests.
• Drive passenger vehicles and trucks used to transport inmates to other institutions, courtrooms, hospitals, and work sites.
• Assign duties to inmates, providing instructions as needed.
• Use nondisciplinary tools and equipment such as a computer.
• Process or book convicted individuals into prison.
• Sponsor inmate recreational activities such as newspapers and self-help groups.
• Conduct fire, safety, and sanitation inspections.
• Take prisoners into custody and escort to locations within and outside of facility, such as visiting room, courtroom, or airport.
• Supervise and coordinate work of other correctional service officers.
• Maintain records of prisoners' identification and charges.
• Search prisoners and vehicles and conduct shakedowns of cells for valuables and contraband, such as weapons or drugs.
• Monitor conduct of prisoners in housing unit, or during work or recreational activities, according to established policies, regulations, and procedures, to prevent escape or violence.
• Guard facility entrances to screen visitors.
• Participate in required job training.
• Record information, such as prisoner identification, charges, and incidences of inmate disturbance, and keep daily logs of prisoner activities.
• Use weapons, handcuffs, and physical force to maintain discipline and order among prisoners.
• Conduct head counts to ensure that each prisoner is present.
• Inspect conditions of locks, window bars, grills, doors, and gates at correctional facilities to ensure security and help prevent escapes.
• Search for and recapture escapees.
• Settle disputes between inmates.
• Investigate crimes that have occurred within an institution, or assist police in their investigations of crimes and inmates.
• Serve meals, distribute commissary items, and dispense prescribed medication to prisoners.

Related Technology & Tools

• Emergency fire extinguishers
• Emergency fire hoses
• Law enforcement shotguns
• Tablet computers
• Data collectors
• Radio frequency identification RFID devices
• Protective gas masks
• Electroshock weapons
• Desktop computers
• Tactical riot shields
• Law enforcement rifles
• Personal computers
• Lower body armor
• Mobile radios
• Leg irons
• Riot protection helmets
• Protective safety glasses
• Upper body armor
• Metal handcuffs
• Stab proof vests
• Surveillance cameras
• Law enforcement flashlights
• Air-supplying respirators
• Prisoner transport belts
• Cut resistant gloves
• Expandable batons
• Laptop computers
• Hearing protection plugs
• Law enforcement handguns
• Firefighting respirators

• Microsoft Word
• Web browser software
• Microsoft Excel
• Guardian RFID
• Jail management software
• Corrections housing software
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Office
• 3M Electronic Monitoring
• Microsoft PowerPoint